Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

The archmage put away his staff, stared at the skeleton for several seconds, and finally shook his head, his tone tinged with frustration: "Young master, this skeleton is strange, it can't be moved by the saint."

The young master's face suddenly turned cold, his lips pressed into a thin line, and he was about to lash out when he caught a glimpse of a group of people approaching from afar. Their steps were uniform, and the sound of their armor clashing was crisp and powerful.

His face was ashen. He glared at Lin Mu, then turned and put his arm around a voluptuous young female mage next to him. He whispered something to her and walked towards the Hall of Overlords without looking back.

As he walked, he pondered in his mind that the little Taoist's skeleton was too evil and would become a threat sooner or later. However, there was only one person, and there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with him later.

The group of people quickly approached from the direction of the Blazing Flame Palace.

Leading the group was a Golden Guard clad in the Heavenly Demon Armor, his level 40 heavy armor gleaming darkly in the firelight. Behind him were five or six Golden Guards, and then a group of people with gray insignia embroidered on their chests.

Lin Mu now understands that those gray-marked individuals must be the Jinwu Guards subordinates that the miners were talking about. They were people who had redeemed themselves through meritorious service and gained status, no longer needing to mine in shackles.

However, his mindset had changed. Anyway, the Golden Guard hadn't seen what he looked like at the Woma Temple. As he watched the group approach, his eyes didn't flinch at all. He was even carefree, reminiscing about the colorful expressions on the face of that 13 mage, which was quite amusing.

The leader of the Golden Guard, clad in the Heavenly Demon Armor, walked up to Lin Mu, his gaze lingering on the skull behind him. He said indifferently, "Young brother, you dare to come to seal the demon all by yourself; your courage is commendable. But you should go back as soon as possible, or you might lose your life."

He paused, glancing in the direction the young master had disappeared. "Also, stay away from the groups of those powerful families. Alright, I've done my duty. Good luck."

After saying that, he waved his hand and led his team toward the Hall of Conquerors, their footsteps gradually fading into the distance.

Chapter 107 Provocation

Lin Mu watched the group of Jinwu Guards walk away, then leaned against the wall, closed his eyes to rest, and pondered the next steps in his mind.

He now has two paths: one is to turn back and continue grinding monsters and leveling up in the Blazing Hall; the other is to follow their direction and head towards the Hall of Overlords.

The moment he had the idea of ​​going to the Hall of Conquerors, the dot of light representing the skull in his mind started to flicker, like a lit lamp, exuding an eager excitement.

He thought about returning to the Blazing Flame Palace again, and the light immediately wilted, ceasing to flash and remaining quiet, as if it had no interest in the suggestion whatsoever.

He thought about the dense swarms of wild boars in the Blazing Flame Palace, and the sight of those boars blocking the gate. His scalp tingled. Although he gained a lot of experience, he was tired of grinding there for so long. It would be good to change places.

Lin Mu smirked and patted the skeleton's shoulder blade: "Alright, let's go to the Hall of Overlords. But you'd better protect me."

The light suddenly flashed, and the skeleton's towering body twisted slightly, as if it were hesitant, feeling embarrassed to let Lin Mu go in and take the risk, or as if it were saying, "Leave it to me."

Lin Mu shook his head, straightened his equipment, ate a sesame seed cake, drank half a pot of water, and then stood up and walked towards the Hall of Overlords.

After walking quite a distance, they entered the Hall of the Overlord.

The Hall of Conquerors is much more spacious than the Hall of Blazing Flames. Although there are still quite a few monsters, the larger space makes it feel less crowded.

Lin Mu glanced around and saw that three groups of people each occupied one side of the hall.

The Jinwu Guard team was diligently clearing monsters in the inner area, working in unison with smooth and coordinated skills, making their monster-clearing speed quite fast.

The young mage's team was also actively fighting monsters. The people on the outer perimeter were fighting fiercely, with flashing swords and the sound of skills making the hall buzz. Only the young master was lazily leaning against the middle, embracing the alluring female mage and groping her all over, turning his head left and right and looking around, as if he was on vacation.

Another group was clearing monsters towards the entrance of Thunder Road. They looked exhausted, their armor was covered in scratches, and some were even limping. It seemed they were planning to fight their way back to rest.

There were no monsters at the entrance, as the Golden Guards and the young mage's group had cleared it out completely, leaving only the monster corpses that hadn't yet been swallowed by the floor and a few pools of blood on the ground.

Lin Mu had barely steadied himself when the young mage spotted him.

He turned his head and saw Lin Mu follow him in. He smirked, slowly raised his hand, and drew a horizontal line across his neck. The provocation was all too obvious.

Lin Mu didn't even blink, and stretched out his hands, raising two middle fingers at him.

The young master monk was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowing into a knot.

He was a native of Marfa and had never seen such a gesture before. It took him two seconds to realize that this was definitely not a friendly gesture. He glared at Lin Mu, then turned back and began to roam over the young female mage's body, causing her to gasp for breath.

Lin Mu couldn't bear to look at him and looked away, thinking to himself, "This guy's status is definitely not low, but he's too arrogant and conceited. Didn't his family teach him to be humble? Even Prince Gu An isn't this arrogant."

He glanced at the team's equipment; several were level 40 heavy armored, with Mage God Cloaks, Heavenly Demon Armor, and Heavenly Venerable Robes—their gear was quite good. In a real fight, he might not be able to gain the upper hand.

The skeleton ignored them all. It stood straight in the direction of the corridor to the underworld, the flames in its eye sockets fixed on that spot. The light in its mind began to flicker again, brighter and faster than before, as if something was calling it from ahead.

The entrance to the Netherworld Corridor was blocked by monsters and several groups of people, so he couldn't get through. Even if he went inside and encountered the evil serpent, he probably wouldn't get a share.

Because each map here is not as large or as complex as the Woma Forest or the second level of Woma.

Once the BOSS spawns, it can be found very quickly. People from these big guilds and clans swarm it, leaving no chance for a lone player like him.

Lin Mu thought for a moment and then decided not to move forward.

But just waiting around won't do; we need to hurry up and grind monsters to level up.

He looked around and saw that there were two wide passages on either side of the place he had just entered. They were dark inside, and he could vaguely see moving shadows, which meant that there were obviously a lot of monsters that had not been cleared out.

The Golden Guard team and the young mage's team claimed to be clearing monsters, but in reality, they only cleared a passage leading to the Netherworld Corridor. They didn't care about the corners and edges at all, and since there were too many monsters and too few people, they didn't bother with them.

He turned right and walked into the passage along the wall. The passage was filled with monsters on both sides, a dark mass, and in the distance, he could see a few white figures swaying in the darkness.

Lin Mu leaned against the wall, changed back into equipment with high Taoist skills, and his Taoist skills returned to 35 points. Then, without any panic, he lured the monsters over one by one and cleared them.

Because Lin Mu had a place to stand, he would use poison to assist the skeletons whenever he had mana, and he was able to kill them much faster than when the Flame Palace was full of monsters.

And so, the experience bar gradually increased.

After an unknown amount of time, he had completely cleared out the monsters in the right corner.

He peeked out from the corridor. The hall was dark and empty. The Imperial Guards and the young master mage's party were gone; they must have gone to the Netherworld Corridor.

The group that fought back also left, leaving only the corpses that hadn't disappeared and the lingering demonic energy on the ground.

Lin Mu sighed inwardly, just like in the game, the more people there are in the Legend, the more powerful they are. With hundreds of people pressing in the middle, the firepower is naturally incredibly fierce.

However, most people are still unwilling to come to this place where demonic energy is dense and corrodes the human body. Even if they do come, they only fight the Corpse King and Electric Zombies on the outside. Very few people actually go inside.

Lin Mu patted the skeleton, walked through the area that the group had just cleared, passed through the hall, and entered the Netherworld Corridor.

The layout of the Netherworld Corridor is the same as that of the Corridor of Light, consisting of two rectangular halls connected by narrow passageways on both sides and in the middle.

Lin Mu raised the torch high, and the firelight illuminated the area a few steps in front of him.

In the distance, the Imperial Guards and the young mage's group were both there, clearing out monsters one after the other.

There were several dozen more people in the Golden Guard, most of whom were Golden Guard subordinates with gray markings, and the leader was a female Taoist priest wearing a Celestial Master's robe.

She was speaking to the warrior in the Heavenly Demon Armor behind her: "We've already helped clear out the monsters here, so we're leaving this place to you now. We're leaving first, be careful."

The warrior nodded, and the female Taoist waved her hand, leading her people towards the direction Lin Mu had come from.

As she passed by Lin Mu, the female Taoist glanced at him, said nothing, and continued walking without stopping, leading her people into the darkness of the passage.

Lin Mu leaned against the wall, looking at the monster corpses that had been cleared from the ground. Some of them looked like they had just died. He sighed again, realizing that with so many people, it was really fast. If he were alone, he wondered how long it would take to fight.

Chapter 108 The Perverted Door-Blocking Monster of Zongheng Road

Lin Mu noticed that the remaining Golden Guards and the group of that silly young mage were standing to the side, looking around from time to time, as if they were waiting for something.

Lin Mu knew that the real BOSS, the Evil Serpent, had started spawning from the Netherworld Corridor onwards, and they were definitely waiting for the Evil Serpent.

At this moment, the young mage turned around and saw Lin Mu again. He raised an eyebrow, and his smug smile returned. He called out in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, you're in? Want to fight a BOSS? Sorry, we were here first, there's no room for you. But there's still an evil venomous snake in the Path of Crossroads, do you want to go in and take a look?"

He deliberately emphasized the words "evil viper," his eyes full of mockery, as if to say, "You? Go ahead and do it."

Lin Mu ignored him, not even lifting an eyelid, and walked straight ahead. The skeleton followed behind, the torchlight dancing on his bones and casting long shadows.

When the young mage saw that Lin Mu ignored him, he snorted and turned back to hug the female mage, muttering, "Ungrateful."

As Lin Mu walked past them, he caught a glimpse of the young master's hand groping the female mage again, and felt a surge of annoyance, so he quickened his pace.

The young master's voice drifted from behind again, tinged with a hint of mockery: "Oh, by the way, legend has it that there are even higher-level BOSSes in the Path of the Crossroads. Go and fight them, don't delay your future."

Lin Mu didn't turn his head and continued walking towards the Zongheng Road.

The leader of the Golden Guard stood aside, watching Lin Mu's departing figure, his hand unconsciously tightening its grip on the Staff of Judgment.

He had initially thought highly of Lin Mu for being able to get here alone, but after the monk casually provoked him, the kid actually walked in, treating his life like a game.

He shook his head and sighed. Good words are useless against a fool; if he doesn't value his own life, what can anyone else say? He withdrew his gaze, turned, and waved to the people behind him, signaling them to remain vigilant.

But is Lin Mu really as this soldier thinks? Of course not.

The reason he walked down the crossroads was still because of the skull.

The light in my mind kept flashing, never stopping since I entered the Hall of Conquerors. It flashed even more intensely after I entered the Netherworld Corridor, one after another, like a heartbeat, or like an urging.

Lin Mu didn't know what the skeleton was looking for, but he had never seen the reaction of that point of light before. It wasn't fear or vigilance, but a strong desire, as if something was waiting for it ahead, something of utmost importance.

He trusted the skeleton's judgment, after all, the skeleton was the most reliable.

The Netherworld Corridor was thoroughly cleaned by the Golden Guards, allowing Lin Mu to proceed without hindrance. It didn't take long before he arrived at the entrance to the Crossroads.

The door was large, exactly the same as the gate leading from the Corridor of Light to the Hall of Flames. A stark white skull relief was embedded in the center of the lintel, and sharp stone spikes covered the surrounding area. The door frame was covered with densely packed runes, and the dark red patterns shone faintly in the firelight, as if something was flowing inside.

A chilling aura wafted from the crack in the door, mixed with a strong stench of blood, sending shivers down one's spine. Moreover, the aura was far more intense than that of the main entrance to the Hall of Light.

Lin Mu stood at the door, not in a hurry to go in. He thought of that young mage. Although that guy was arrogant, his men were all well-equipped. If they were really capable of fighting, why didn't they send some of their men in first?

Furthermore, the words "Rainbow Demon Scorpion Guard" are not even written in the "Monster Atlas." Is it because they didn't want to write it, or because no one has ever seen it?

As he was pondering this, the skeleton reached out from behind him, its bony hand resting on his shoulder and gently pressing down, as if to say: Be careful.

Lin Mu realized that the Path of the Vertical and Horizontal was probably not so simple.

He changed into the pair of evasion bracelets, increasing his agility by 30 points, and then put on the white tiger tooth necklace that gave him 70% magic evasion, bringing his total magic evasion to 80%.

Furthermore, with his back to those people, he slipped the teleportation ring onto his finger, took out a bottle of potent sun water from his belt, unscrewed the cap, put it in his mouth, held a talisman in his right hand, and gripped the demon-slaying and torch tightly in his left.

He patted the skeleton's shoulder blade, signaling it to stay close and not dawdle.

It's a pity that the skeleton can't enter the map alone; otherwise, it would be best to send it in first to scout ahead.

Lin Mu shook his head, clearing his mind of these chaotic thoughts, took a deep breath, and stepped across the threshold.

The moment he stepped through the gate, everything went black. Without hesitation, he activated his teleportation ring. A flash of white light, and he vanished from the entrance, reappearing in a passage 50 meters away.

Then, raising his hand, he cast an invisibility spell, making himself semi-transparent.

He held his breath and glanced around. A wedge moth was fluttering its wings and flying toward him. The thing looked like a giant moth with strange patterns on its wings, ignoring his invisibility.

Lin Mu's heart sank. This thing, like a bat, could actually fly, but thankfully it flew very slowly, just like in the game.

He glanced at the door again and couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Upon entering, one is greeted by a blindingly white herd of wild boars, numbering at least a dozen, with dozens of wedge moths hovering overhead. Around them, numerous smaller monsters huddle together, completely blocking the entrance.

The skeleton, holding a torch, was already engaged in a fierce battle with the monsters, but there were too many white boars. The five white boars at the very back were wielding chain hammers, swinging them up, down, left, and right, smashing the skeleton so badly that it was falling off balance and its health was dropping rapidly.

Six or seven wedge moths were flying overhead, fluttering their wings and occasionally spitting out a mouthful of venom, which smeared onto the skeleton's frame. The skeleton was petrified and frozen in place after just one swing of the axe.